Job brief: IT Network Infrastructure Engineer, Outside Plant

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Starbase, TX
• Posted: 2026-10-05

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, telecommunications engineering, or other STEM discipline with 2+ years experience; OR 6+ years experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to drive (active valid driver's license).
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.
• § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Willingness to participate in an after-hours on-call rotation and work extended hours or weekends as necessary.
• Willingness to travel (up to 20%, including flying to other sites worldwide) and potential time at sea supporting marine systems.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Prepare and revise OSP fiber design drawings, conduit layouts, splice diagrams, and permitting packages in AutoCAD.
• Create and maintain GIS-based route maps, asset inventories, and spatial data for fiber pathways, vaults, and handholes.
• Assist with field surveys, redline markups, and conversion of field data into final drawings and GIS layers.
• Support BOM development, quantity take-offs, and basic loss-budget calculations.
• Coordinate with senior engineers, construction teams, and utilities on design changes and as-built updates.

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for it and help desk jobs across the U.S.: $135k a year (228 listings, 66 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,898 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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